This is a blog from the administration at CCCOnline for teaching faculty.

Friday, February 28, 2014

March Professional Development Opportunities

Hi folks,

Here's an update on our
Professional Development opportunities coming up in March. We have a few spots left in our upcoming Managing Discussions workshop, as well as an opportunity to learn about dealing with student conflict from our Director of Student Services, John Schmahl. I hope you all are having a great start to your Spring semester!

Dealing With Student ConflictFriday, March 7th, 1:00 - 2:00 PM MT
This session will explore issues that come up in class when dealing with student conflict. We’ll look at what types of behavior can be disruptive, and we’ll explore different techniques to diffuse situations and keep learning on track. We’ll also look at the student discipline process and how you can assist in the process. Facilitated by: John Schmahl - Director of Student Services, CCCOnline.

Managing DiscussionsMarch 17 - March 30
The discussions component of your online course is your virtual classroom. In this two-week, online workshop, explore different ways to organize discussions, make discussions more engaging, to maximize your own and your students participation, evaluate discussions, and more.

Innovative Educators Webinars

The Colorado Community College System is a subscriber to Innovative Educators, an organization that supports
academic and professional growth in higher education. With our
subscription to this organization comes the opportunity for any staff or
faculty in the Colorado Community College System to attend their live webinar sessions for free by entering the
code "ColoradoCC". Innovative Educators has a wide variety of opportunities available on their website, which you can explore here: Innovative Educators Webinar Calendar. You can choose to attend any of their webinars, but here are a few sessions in particular that you all might find valuable: